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Minutes - Joint San Leandro City Council/ Page - 7 - San Leandro Redevelopment Agency/ Alameda County Board of Supervisors Meeting - June 28, 1993 JOINT PUBLIC HEARING (continued) Adolph Martinelli reminded those in attendance that the County would conduct a hearing on July 8, 1993, at 9:00 am in Oakland, at the Board Chambers. He said the redevelopment project is an implementation measure for the General Plan and the Ashland/Cherryland specific planning process. It is a key implementation measure for the projects envisioned, and the emphasis is community revitalization and neighborhood stabilization. He said the City and County have projects and interests in common and, where that happens, it is essential for the well -being of continued land use in the adjacent jurisdiction. He said the Redevelopment Agency being managed by City staff was initially of some concern to the County; but with these difficult budget situations, it seems improper to create a redundant agency when there is one currently functioning. It is more efficient to use an existing Agency which has a good track record. An MOU has been negotiated and will be a contract between the City and County. The County retains full authority for their General Plan. A five year plan for project expenditures is approved by both City and County. There will be an annual review by a budget committee. There will be a County representative at all Redevelopment Agency activities. The County will administer all housing set-aside funds for both areas. The types of projects include public improvements such as undergrounding of utilities, better street lighting for both commercial and residential areas, sidewalk installation, supplemental transit, business assistance, commercial renovation, facade improvements, assistance with conformance to building and housing codes, and parking improvements. For residential there will be first-time home buyers assistance, building and fire code conformance, and rehabilitation. Parks and recreation facilities are included. June Catalano said a brief video explaining the redevelopment process would be shown. The video was shown. June Catalano introduced Jack Segal , Urban Futures, and said he would summarize the report to City Council . Jack Segal , Urban Futures, Inc. , said he would refer to and briefly summarize pertinent parts of the Report of the Agency, which is the basic supporting documentation for the Redevelopment Plan, and the Ordinance which will adopt the Redevelopment Plan. He said since this Report has been previously submitted to and reviewed by the Agency and the City Council and has been available for public inspection, he would only cover certain pertinent parts of the Report in detail . He said his testimony would also supplement the facts contained in the Report and would be considered as part of the Report. He said, in general , the project area has been experiencing a general decline such as in employment opportunity, investment, and affordable housing in need of repair. Private enterprise will not eliminate the existing negative impact in the area. Redevelopment use of tax increment can play a major role for reversing these negative impacts.